In 2018, California had a population of 39.6M people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $75,277. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of California grew from 39.5M to 39.6M, a 0.0516% increase and its median household income grew from $71,805 to $75,277, a 4.84% increase.

The population of California is 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 36.6% White Alone, and 14.5% Asian Alone. 44.6% of the people in California speak a non-English language, and 87.2% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in California is $546,800, and the homeownership rate is 54.8%. Most people in California commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in California is 2 cars per household.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of California across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

Median household income in California is $75,277. Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,298. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.499, which is higher than than the national average.

Households in California have a median annual income of $75,277, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $71,805 in 2017, which represents a 4.84% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in California compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2018, the income inequality in California was 0.499 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.324% growth from 2017 to 2018, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2018 the GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in California (5.77M out of 38.2M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in California is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2017 to 2018, employment in California grew at a rate of 0.881%, from 17.5M employees to 17.7M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in California, are Other managers (475,077 people), Cashiers (399,763 people), and Retail salespersons (395,615 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of California.

From 2017 to 2018, employment in California grew at a rate of 0.881%, from 17.5M employees to 17.7M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in California, are Restaurants & Food Services (1,199,879 people), Construction (1,045,596 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (977,005 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of California, though some of these residents may live in California and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

92.8% of the population of California has health coverage, with 46% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 9.61% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the state of California was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

Primary care physicians in California see 1281 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1281 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1214 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 324 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Tehama County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (10.6%). Additionally, Tulare County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (33.4%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2018, the median age of all people in California was 36.7. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 31, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 48. But people in California are getting getting older. In 2017, the average age of all California residents was 37.

As of 2017, 26.6% of California residents (10.5M people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in California was 26.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in California compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2018, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 4,032,642 California residents, followed by Philippines with 840,765 and China with 696,409.

As of 2018, 87.2% of California residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2017, the percentage of US citizens in California was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in California compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2018, there were 1.07 times more Hispanic or Latino residents (15.5M people) in California than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.5M White Alone and 5.74M Asian Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in California as a share of the total population.

44.6% of California citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.9%. In 2018, the most common non-English language spoken in California was Spanish. 28.9% of the overall population of California are native Spanish speakers. 3.42% speak Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) and 2.18% speak Spanish, the next two most common languages.

In 2017, universities in California awarded 616,687 degrees. The student population of California is skewed towards women, with 1,244,238 male students and 1,532,600 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in California are Hispanic or Latino (202,574 and 35.3%), followed by White (188,027 and 32.7%), Asian (92,362 and 16.1%), and Black or African American (34,561 and 6.02%).

In 2017 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in California were to Hispanic or Latino students. These 202,574 degrees mean that there were 1.08 times more Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 188,027 degrees awarded.

The median property value in California was $546,800 in 2018, which is 2.38 times larger than the national average of $229,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $509,400 to $546,800, a 7.34% increase. The homeownership rate in California is 54.8%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in California have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in California is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2018, the median property value in California grew to to $546,800 from the previous year's value of $509,400.

The following charts display, first, the property values in California compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In California the largest share of households have a property value in the $500k - $750k range.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,277

Median Household Income

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13.1M

Number of Households

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In 2018, the median household income of the 13.1M households in California grew to $75,277 from the previous year's value of $71,805.

The following chart displays the households in California distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

This chart shows the households in California distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In California the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

Using averages, employees in California have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.38% of the workforce in California have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in California compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2018, the most common method of travel for workers in California was Drove Alone (73.8%), followed by those who Carpooled (10%) and those who Worked At Home (6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

The following chart displays the households in California distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in California have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.